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Board of Trustees meeting minutes, January 7, 1972

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THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of
Trustees January 7, 1972 10:00 a.m.
Union Club, New York City
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Payne, at
10:15 a.m. Also present were Mr. Black, Mr. Bickford, Mr. Crary,
Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Reed, Mrs . Sanders, Dr. Simpson, Mr. Thorne, Mr. Thoron
Mr. Van Vleck, Chancellor Wells and Mr. O'Connor as Executive Secretary.
1. The agenda was adopted unanimously without modification.
2. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved without
modification.
3. President Thoron reported on what had occurred since December 2
(the date of the previous Board meeting) regarding the question of his
possible resignation. (The President's report is contained in a separate
memorandum attached to the official file copy of the minutes.)
4. The report of the Nominating Committee was distributed by its
Chairman, Mr. Crary. After considering the report, the Board took the
following actions:
A. Messrs. Crary, Dohm, McLain and Payne and Mrs. Sanders,
whose terms were expiring, were re-elected to the Board
of Trustees;
B. Messrs. Alexander Aldrich, Lucius D. Battle, Lane Dwinnell,
Reuben A. Holden and John J. McCloy, II were elected to
the Board of Trustees, subject to their acceptance, their
terms to be fixed at a later meeting;
C. Messrs. Bickford, Black, Crary, Simpson and Thorne and

THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of
Trustees January 7, 1972 10:00 a.m.
Union Club, New York City
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Payne, at
10:15 a.m. Also present were Mr. Black, Mr. Bickford, Mr. Crary,
Mrs. Lord, Mrs. Reed, Mrs . Sanders, Dr. Simpson, Mr. Thorne, Mr. Thoron
Mr. Van Vleck, Chancellor Wells and Mr. O'Connor as Executive Secretary.
1. The agenda was adopted unanimously without modification.
2. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved without
modification.
3. President Thoron reported on what had occurred since December 2
(the date of the previous Board meeting) regarding the question of his
possible resignation. (The President's report is contained in a separate
memorandum attached to the official file copy of the minutes.)
4. The report of the Nominating Committee was distributed by its
Chairman, Mr. Crary. After considering the report, the Board took the
following actions:
A. Messrs. Crary, Dohm, McLain and Payne and Mrs. Sanders,
whose terms were expiring, were re-elected to the Board
of Trustees;
B. Messrs. Alexander Aldrich, Lucius D. Battle, Lane Dwinnell,
Reuben A. Holden and John J. McCloy, II were elected to
the Board of Trustees, subject to their acceptance, their
terms to be fixed at a later meeting;
C. Messrs. Bickford, Black, Crary, Simpson and Thorne and